Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Skokie, IL
Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1598886368, issued on Apr 2, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036137630, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfonso Javier Tafur
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 036137630 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 4900, Skokie, IL 60076
- Phone
- (847) 663-8050
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2026
- Fax
- (224) 251-4407
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150424001650); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 4900
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Edwina Abloh, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1689314098
- Bruce Bergelson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1780795724
- Maunil Bhatt, MDVascular Surgery Physician1710321989
- Jennifer Bonnke, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1932952355
- Abed Dehnee, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1285778472
- Rym El Khoury, MDVascular Surgery Physician1497142129
Verify Alfonso Javier Tafur in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036137630Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,556 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 70% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis1,621 claims
- Xarelto858 claims
- Warfarin Sodium268 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium201 claims
- Enoxaparin Sodium161 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium160 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,463.60
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alfonso Javier Tafur among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois
Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.
All 1,073 in Illinois → Every provider in Skokie → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Bergelson, MDSkokie, IL 600761780795724
- Ilya Karagodin, MDSkokie, IL 600761609119932
- David Koenigsberg, MDSkokie, IL 600761841286770
- Mark Kosinski, D.O.Skokie, IL 600761518304054
- Philip Krause, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761295846251
- Joshua Loew, MDSkokie, IL 600761194832576
- Gregory Mishkel, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761629150768
- David Najman, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761336235563
Common questions
What is Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's NPI number?
Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598886368, issued on Apr 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 4900, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (847) 663-8050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036137630, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD had 3,556 Medicare Part D claims for 852 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alfonso Javier Tafur, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.